Draft:VTEK (musician)
VTEK D Awesome | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Victor Tareware Kpoudosu |
| Also known as | Awesome, Mr.Awesome, Fresh Fine Boy |
| Born | 30 January 1990 Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Genres | African hip hop, Pop, RnB, Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Producer,recording artist, songwriter, performer,mixing and mastering engineer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Awesome Express Music.[1] |
Victor Tareware Kpoudosu (born 30 January 1990), better known by his stage name VTEK an acronym from his full name, many refers to him as Mr.Awesome or VTEK d Awesome, a Nigerian young celebrity multi-talented music star from Bayelsa State. VTEK first launched his musical career professionally few years back as a producer and later as an artiste. He started with a three male hip hop group made up of his elder and only brother Michael Kpoudosu popularly known as “The Myth” who is a Video Director and Special Effects Supervisor, childhood friend Emmanuel known as Nuel. Together, they were called M.V.E back then.[2]
Success of the Group M.V.E
[edit]Their first single “SEARCH” as a group was spotlighted on billboard charts that year with massive airplay on over 400 web radio stations before they parted ways for solo efforts.[3][4]
VTEK Solo Music career
[edit]VTEK's debut solo effort “Swagger & Doe” recorded a major success in the US and across Europe again with spotlight feature on worldtop40charts and top 20 new hip hop singles on Power 105.1 fm, New York Radio with reviewed online on couple of other Nigerian websites. The Track stood out from the three singles he released then,with 2 of the tracks "Ima Get U","Wake Up" making it to NOTJUSTOK.[5] [6]
VTEK dropped a follow up 14-tracks free mix tape titled “VTEK 1st Impression” with over a 100,000 downloads within weeks which brought the name VTEK back into the limelight, with review and features on different sites with airplay on radio.[7][8]
He was later linked with American Rapper Rick Ross's record label Maybach Music Group after the mixtape then Africa's super duo group, the P-Square.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "P-Square's Producer VTEK, Unveil New Digital Label with New Female Signee Ms.DUMEBI[@vtekdawesome, @DumebiOfficial, @peterpsquare,@rudeboypsquare]". 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria: New Uprising Male Group MVE". Olamildent. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Naija Base Hip Hop Group Newly Released Singles Heat Up Over 400 Digital Radio Stations". World Hip Hop Market. World Hiphop Market. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Nigerian Based Hip Hop Group Heat Up Over 400 Radio In Europe & The USA". Top40 Charts. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ^ "V-Tek – Ima Get U + Wake Up". NotJustOk. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Vtek aka Mr.Awesome presents Swagga & Doe (Exclusive free Download)". Support Local Hip hop. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "VTEK's 1st IMPRESSION (An Album Called Mixtape) finally drops…". BooBoo Digital. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "360Downloads: Introducing VTEK". 360Nobs. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Producer Of The Latest Psquare Single "Magical Healing" Signed To Psquare's Square Records Or American Rapper's Rick Ross Record Label Maybach Music?". Nawaoo123. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "How Much Do Nigerians Know About VTEK(Psquare Official Producer)? @vtekdawesome". Naija Music City. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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Category:Living people
Category:1990 births
Category:People from Bayelsa State
Category:Nigerian male singers
Category:Nigerian singer-songwriters
Category:Nigerian hip-hop singers
Category:Nigerian record producers
Category:21st-century Nigerian singers